New Delhi. The final of the World Cup 2023 is to be played in a few hours. This match is to be played between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. More than one lakh fans can reach the stadium to watch the match. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India has performed brilliantly in the tournament so far. The team is unbeaten so far and has won 10 matches in a row. On the other hand, Australia has won the ODI World Cup title the most 5 times. The Kangaroo team has reached the finals for the 8th time. So far no team has been able to touch the 300-run mark in the final against them. It remains to be seen whether the Indian team is capable of doing so in such a situation.
The final match between India and Australia is to be played on a black clay pitch. The match between India and Pakistan is also played on the pitch. This means that this pitch is likely to slow down as the match progresses. Captain Rohit Sharma has also said this. West Indies hold the record for the highest score in the final against Australia. In the final played at Lord’s in 1975, West Indies batted first and scored 291 runs for 8 wickets. However, this match was of 60 overs. In reply, the Kangaroo team could score only 274 runs. In this way West Indies won this match by 17 runs.
England were not allowed to score 254 runs
The 1987 final was played between Australia and England at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Australia scored 253 runs batting first. In reply, the England team could score only 246 runs. This was Australia’s first World Cup title. In the 1996 final, the Australian team could score only 241 runs while batting first. Sri Lanka achieved the target by losing 3 wickets. Team India scored 234 runs in the 2003 final, Sri Lanka scored 215 runs in 2007, New Zealand scored 183 runs in 2015 and Pakistan team could only score 132 runs against Australia in the 1999 ODI World Cup final.
Scored more than 300 runs 4 times in 2023
Talking about World Cup 2023, 4 teams have scored more than 300 runs against Australia. New Zealand scored 383 runs in one match. However, he lost by 5 runs. Apart from this, South Africa scored 311 runs, Bangladesh scored 306 runs and Pakistan scored 305 runs. Australia has also scored more than 300 runs 4 times in the current World Cup. The team made a huge score of 388 runs against New Zealand. Apart from this, he scored 307 runs against Bangladesh, 399 runs against Netherlands and 367 runs against Pakistan.
Rohit Sharma said – The way we have played so far, we will play the same in the final… but the pressure will be on 11 players.
Talking about Team India, the team has defeated Australia by 6 wickets in the group round. So far India have scored more than 300 runs thrice and more than 400 runs once. India scored 410 runs against Netherlands. Apart from this, 357 runs were scored against Sri Lanka, 326 runs against South Africa and 397 runs against New Zealand. The responsibility of Team India will be from Virat Kohli to Rohit Sharma. Both these senior batsmen have also played century innings in the World Cup.
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First published: November 19, 2023, 05:31 IST